Sydney -
A sex worker ‘red umbrella’ protest was held outside NSW Parliament House with representatives from Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association, ahead of the local elections on Saturday 8 September.

Marrickville -
At midday today sex workers from the Marrickville area of Sydney rallied to protest against mayoral candidate Morris Hanna's anti-sex work policies in the lead up to the council elections.

Johannesburg -
A sex worker from Zimbabwe thought to have been murdered by a client was found strangled to death with an electric cord at the Ambassador brothel in Hillbrow Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend. Her eyes had been plucked out with a coat hanger.

New Delhi -
Four out of five female sex workers in India have joined the profession voluntarily; they were not forced or sold into it. Prostitution is just one among several livelihood options available to women from poor backgrounds, says a new survey.

The world’s oldest profession has long been under attack by politics, moralists and abusive clients. Digital Journal investigates the unspoken truth behind three women’s court challenge to reform the laws of selling sex for a living.